Howieson’s Poort industry

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discovery at Klasies

In the oldest archaeological layers are flake-based Middle Paleolithic tools traditionally referred to as African Middle Stone Age. At about 70,000 years ago a blade-based industry called Howieson’s Poort begins; this industry is a precursor of Upper Paleolithic technology. Analysis of animal remains found at the site reveals some of the earliest evidence of humans’ making use of marine...